Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set up New Encampment at UCLA as Chancellor Testifies to Congress

Published on May 23, 2024

LOS ANGELES—On the day the chancellor of the University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) testified before Congress about efforts to combat antisemitism on campus, pro-Palestinian activists again set up barricades and established an encampment at the school. Protesters used tables, metal fences, plywood, and other materials to block off a section of campus between Kerckhoff and Moore halls, a main walkway used by students traversing the Westwood campus. The group Students for Justice in Palestine posted on Instagram that it had established “a second encampment at Kerckhoff patio,” adding, “we need support in numbers ASAP.” But the group warned the action could lead to arrest....

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